Methods and system for providing an alarm trigger bypass

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10354515-B2
Application number	US-201615215816-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 21, 2016
Priority date	Jul 21, 2016
Publication date	Jul 16, 2019
Grant date	Jul 16, 2019

Abstract

A method for security and/or automation systems is described. In one embodiment, the method may include receiving, at a home automation system, data from a detachable broadcasting device indicating an authenticated biosignature, the biosignature being authenticated at the detachable broadcasting device, and the biosignature being associated with an animate object or a mobile inanimate object. The method may further include authenticating the received data, and deriving an alarm bypass instruction based at least in part on the received data. The method may further include detecting a location of the detachable broadcasting device, and communicating the alarm bypass instruction to at least one of a plurality of sensors based at least in part on the detected location of the detachable broadcasting device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for security and/or automation systems, comprising:
receiving, at a home automation system, data from a first detachable broadcasting device indicating an authenticated biosignature, the biosignature being authenticated at the first detachable broadcasting device, and the biosignature being associated with a first animate object or a first mobile inanimate object;
receiving, at the home automation system, data from a second detachable broadcasting device indicating an unauthenticated biosignature associated with a second animate object or a second mobile inanimate object;
authenticating the data received from the first detachable broadcasting device based at least in part on the biosignature;
deriving a first alarm bypass instruction comprising at least one authentication parameter associated with the first animate object or the first mobile inanimate object based at least in part on the data received from the first detachable broadcasting device, the first alarm bypass instruction being derived based at least in part on the biosignature being authenticated at the first detachable broadcasting device;
detecting a location of the first detachable broadcasting device and a real-time location of the second detachable broadcasting device;
deriving a second alarm bypass instruction having an increased sensitivity instruction based at least in part on detecting the real-time location of the second detachable broadcasting device, wherein the increased sensitivity instruction comprises at least one authentication parameter different than the authentication parameter associated with the first alarm bypass instruction; and
communicating the first alarm bypass instruction and the second alarm bypass instruction to at least one of a plurality of sensors based at least in part on the detected location of the first detachable broadcasting device and the real-time location of the second detachable broadcasting device.

2. The method of claim 1 , authenticating the received data comprising:
authenticating the received data against a list of allowed animate or mobile inanimate objects.

3. The method of claim 1 , authenticating the received data further comprising:
combining a plurality of the received data to calculate a confidence level;
comparing the confidence level to a predetermined confidence threshold parameter; and
authenticating the received data based at least on the comparing.

4. The method of claim 1 , deriving the alarm bypass instruction comprising:
receiving an input providing permission for authenticating the received data, wherein the permission comprises any of temporary permission, permanent permission, or declined permission.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving at least one behavioral pattern for the animate object or the mobile inanimate object;
deriving the alarm bypass instruction based at least in part on the received at least one behavioral pattern; and
communicating the alarm bypass instruction to at least one of the plurality of sensors based at least in part on the detected location of the detachable broadcasting device.

6. The method of claim 1 , the received data comprising any of a signal, a waveform, a pattern, a sound, an image, or a code associated with the animate object or the mobile inanimate object, or a combination thereof.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving the data from the detachable broadcasting device on a continuous basis or at periodic intervals.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
updating the alarm bypass instruction based at least in part on detecting an updated location of the detachable broadcasting device.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving the biosignature associated with the animate object or the mobile inanimate object at the home automation system;
authenticating the received biosignature;
deriving the alarm bypass instruction based at least in part on authenticating the received biosignature;
detecting a location of the animate object or the mobile inanimate object; and
communicating the alarm bypass instruction to at least one of the plurality of sensors based at least in part on the detected location of the animate object or the mobile inanimate object.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing an alert to one or more user based at least in part on receiving data from the detachable broadcasting device.

11. A method for security and/or automation systems, comprising:
receiving, at at least one of a plurality of sensors, data from a first detachable broadcasting device indicating an authenticated biosignature, the biosignature being authenticated at the first detachable broadcasting device, and the biosignature being associated with a first animate object or a first mobile inanimate object;
receiving, at the at least one of the plurality of sensors, data from a second detachable broadcasting device indicating an unauthenticated biosignature associated with a second animate object or a second mobile inanimate object;
authenticating the data received from the first detachable broadcasting device based at least in part on the biosignature;
deriving a first alarm bypass instruction comprising at least one authentication parameter associated with the first animate object or the first mobile inanimate object based at least in part on the data received from the first detachable broadcasting device, the first alarm bypass instruction being derived based at least in part on the biosignature being authenticated at the first detachable broadcasting device; and
deriving a second alarm bypass instruction having an increased sensitivity instruction based at least in part on detecting a real-time location of the second detachable broadcasting device, wherein the increased sensitivity instruction comprises at least one authentication parameter different than the authentication parameter associated with the first alarm bypass instruction.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
communicating the second alarm bypass instruction having the increased sensitivity instruction to at least one of the plurality of sensors based at least in part on the detected real-time location of the second animate object or the second mobile inanimate object.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the detachable broadcasting device is detachably coupled to or carried by the animate object or the mobile inanimate object.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the detachable broadcasting device is deactivated upon detachment or removal from the animate object or the mobile inanimate object.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of sensors is any of a motion sensor, vibration sensor, audio sensor, heat sensor, heartbeat sensor, respiration sensor, or video monitor, or a combination thereof.

16. An apparatus for security and/or automation systems, comprising:
a processor;
memory in electronic communication with the processor; and
instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
receive, at a home automation system, data from a first detachable broadcasting device indicating an authenticated biosignature, the biosignature being authenticated at the first detachable broadcasting device, and the biosignature being associated with first animate object or a first mobile inanimate object;
receive, at the home automation system, data from a second detachable broadcasting device indicating an unauthenticated biosignature associated with a second animate object or

Assignees

• Vivint Inc

Inventors

• Lin Rongbin Lanny
• Bunker Brandon
• Davis Aaron
• Liu Shiwei

Classifications

• G08B25/001 Primary

  Alarm cancelling procedures or alarm forwarding decisions, e.g. based on absence of alarm confirmation · CPC title

• G08B29/185

  Signal analysis techniques for reducing or preventing false alarms or for enhancing the reliability of the system · CPC title